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BELGISCHE VERENIGING VOOR CARDIOLOGIE SOCIETE BELGE DE CARDIOLOGIE BELGIAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY
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Permanent Secretariat: Elyzeese-Veldenstraat, 43, rue des Champs Elysées, B-1050 Brussel/Bruxelles
Tel. +32 2 644 62 32 – Fax +32 2 644 48 30 – E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.bscardio.be
Doctor Léon DUMONT Prize 2010
REGULATIONS Art. 1: In 2004, the Belgian Society of Cardiology (BSC) established the Doctor
Léon Dumont Prize. It is awarded every two years. Art. 2: The amount to be awarded for the 2010 prize is € 40,000 (forty thousand
Euros). The amounts of the subsequent prizes will be established by the Board of the BSC.
Art. 3: The prize will be granted to a European researcher in cardiovascular
medicine, working in a member country of the European Society of Cardiology (see www.escardio.org for list of countries). Clinical and experimental research projects are eligible for the prize.
Art. 4: The candidate must be actively engaged in research and must be no more
than 50 years of age on 31st December 2009. Art. 5: The completed application form, in English, must be accompanied by:
a) a cover letter; b) the curriculum vitae of the candidate; c) a summary of the articles published in connection with the
research; d) a presentation of the future research programme (maximum 5
pages); e) if applicable, a disclosure of any potential conflict of interest. All the above documents should be sent by e-mail only to the following address: [email protected].
Art. 6: The deadline for submission of the application form and accompanying
documents is 30th November 2009. The form can be obtained from the administrative secretary of the BSC (see address below). The form is also available on the BSC’s website: www.bscardio.be.
Art. 7: The prize will be awarded by the Léon Dumont Fund, on the decision of a
jury which will be nominated before the application deadline by the Board of the Belgian Society of Cardiology.
BELGISCHE VERENIGING VOOR CARDIOLOGIE SOCIETE BELGE DE CARDIOLOGIE BELGIAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY
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Permanent Secretariat: Elyzeese-Veldenstraat, 43, rue des Champs Elysées, B-1050 Brussel/Bruxelles
Tel. +32 2 644 62 32 – Fax +32 2 644 48 30 – E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.bscardio.be
Art. 8: The jury will focus on both the originality and the potential implications of the future research programme, as well as the curriculum vitae of the candidate.
Art.9: In the absence of a suitable candidate the jury can decide not to award the
prize.
Art.10: The winner of the prize will be informed of the jury’s decision by 31st December 2009.
Art.11: The prize money must be used to further the winner’s research programme
and will be transferred to the research account of his or her institute. Art.12: The laureate shall give a state of the art lecture at the 29th annual scientific
meeting of the Belgian Society of Cardiology, which will take place on the 28th, 29th and 30th January 2010.
Art.13: The prize will be presented to the laureate at the Society’s Gala Dinner on
Friday, 29th January 2008.